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- Sat Jun 30, 2018 6:47 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Being Authentic
- Replies: 26
- Views: 17680
Re: Being Authentic
From Advocate over in the Girls Camp thread -- As much as the church gives lip service to being authentic, we all know that it is just lip service and the culture doesn't bear it out. If you don't believe it, try bringing up something you struggle with in gospel doctrine on Sunday and see how it is...
- Sat Jun 30, 2018 1:41 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: BoM / Christian conflict ?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5392
- Thu Jun 28, 2018 7:53 pm
- Forum: The Coffee Shop
- Topic: Farcry 5
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3810
- Tue Jun 26, 2018 7:58 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Prayer to the ocean
- Replies: 25
- Views: 14746
Re: Prayer to the ocean
So yes, I had a meditative prayer near the ocean and it soothed my mind to see the ocean as the embodiment of something greater and bigger than myself. Is this god? Is this prayer? That’s for everyone to decide for themselves, I suppose. All I know, is that it was a moment filled with peace and awe...
- Sun Jun 24, 2018 6:14 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Prayer to the ocean
- Replies: 25
- Views: 14746
Re: Prayer to the ocean
Did you really actively pray to the ocean, or did you just sort of meditate near it? Maybe I'm thinking of prayer in the limited LDS manner. I understand how strange it must have felt but it's cool that you mentioned it.
- Sun Jun 24, 2018 8:10 am
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Being Authentic
- Replies: 26
- Views: 17680
Re: Being Authentic
- Mon Jun 18, 2018 5:02 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Purpose of religion
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8220
Re: Purpose of religion
I think the single most overlooked element in the genesis of religion is hallucinogenic substances. One thing that ancient and less-stratified societies all over the world have in common is the use of psychedelic drugs. These drugs induce intensely spiritual experiences and visions. An important fi...
- Sun Jun 17, 2018 6:55 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Why do leaders preach mostly feel good stuff?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10172
Re: Why do leaders preach mostly feel good stuff?
Why would anyone want a fire and brimstone religion? Why embrace a petty and petulant God when you could opt for the God of love? If given a choice between a sanitized versus a festering faith, I would take the sanitized faith. If I am to believe in something, I want that something to be worthwhile...
- Sun Jun 17, 2018 2:15 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Purpose of religion
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8220
Re: Purpose of religion
I've come to the only conclusion I think is reasonable for me to reach, and that is that if there is any kind of "meta-reality" that encompasses our own, there is no intention for humankind to know what it is. But regardless, humans and highly intelligent animals possess a curiosity which requires s...
- Sat Jun 16, 2018 10:36 am
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Might Seem Very Strange At First...
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2891
Might Seem Very Strange At First...
...to post this as a topic, but this highly entertaining video game analysis really felt like it was appropriate to share. It doesn't just analyze the gameplay and how much fun it is etc. It talks about themes of indoctrination and the thread of power fantasy throughout most of human psychology and ...
- Fri Jun 15, 2018 8:19 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Gaslighting and Creepy Worthiness Interviews
- Replies: 19
- Views: 9050
Re: Gaslighting and Creepy Worthiness Interviews
I don't dismiss the claim but I did "diminish" it. Not proud of it. Whenever somebody told me about it I kind of offhand told them something like "I've been through multiple military physicals, being asked about masturbation is pretty tame in comparison." It's a bad logical fallacy that I can't thin...
- Thu Jun 14, 2018 4:35 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Church apologizes for Racism!
- Replies: 166
- Views: 142079
Re: Church apologizes for Racism!
When I mentioned witch-hunts earlier I was primarily thinking of men who have been accused of sexual assault and harassment who have called the allegations against them witch hunts. I'm unaware of any man in America who has been chased down by terrified mobs and killed because of these sorts of acc...
- Thu Jun 14, 2018 4:53 am
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Church apologizes for Racism!
- Replies: 166
- Views: 142079
Re: Church apologizes for Racism!
Similarly using the word "rape" to describe things other than actual rape diminishes the violence of rape and can cause distress to actual rape survivors. Or witch-hunts, though the memory on that is not as sharp. Legally we have the Freedom of Speech to do so, but in my ethical framework I don't t...
- Fri Jun 08, 2018 4:17 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Alternate Universe
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9930
Re: Alternate Universe
A lot of people genuinely believe in the Mandela effect. Some of the mis-remembered items that got me are: 1. The above verse 2. The Mr Rogers Theme Song. The lyrics are "It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood" but I swore up and down it was " the neighborhood." Some that I never mistook are the...
- Thu Jun 07, 2018 11:21 am
- Forum: The Coffee Shop
- Topic: NNN back with more cringe worthy confrontations
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4299
Re: NNN back with more cringe worthy confrontations
Man he really got dressed down afterward.
Internet gold.
Internet gold.
- Sat Jun 02, 2018 7:36 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Polygamy in heaven
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11624
Re: Polygamy in heaven
I agree, who knows if... Jesus was conceived in wedlock or not He was conceived in the imaginations of those who either deliberately or accidentally merged him with several other messiah figures throughout the history of mythological systems. Any doctrine regarding his genesis is going to consist o...
- Mon May 28, 2018 9:18 am
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Alternate Universe
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9930
Re: Alternate Universe
A lot of people genuinely believe in the Mandela effect. Some of the mis-remembered items that got me are: 1. The above verse 2. The Mr Rogers Theme Song. The lyrics are "It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood" but I swore up and down it was " the neighborhood." Some that I never mistook are the ...
- Mon May 14, 2018 5:10 pm
- Forum: The Coffee Shop
- Topic: What are your hobbies?
- Replies: 75
- Views: 42171
Re: What are your hobbies?
Just got back into Muay Thai
Weight Lifting
Philosophy is something of a hobby but I do try to apply it to my life
I used to write code and should get back into it
Warhammer 40K
Weight Lifting
Philosophy is something of a hobby but I do try to apply it to my life
I used to write code and should get back into it
Warhammer 40K
- Sat May 12, 2018 8:54 pm
- Forum: Mixed Faith Relationships
- Topic: "I don't make the double standards...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4044
Re: "I don't make the double standards...
This is probably something that everyone already figured out, but it's been so helpful to me of late: placing responsibility where it belongs. Unfortunately, it appears to be the human condition to find fault where it doesn't lay and overlook it where it does. People may "know" they need to evaluat...
- Thu May 10, 2018 2:33 pm
- Forum: The Coffee Shop
- Topic: Cobra Kai
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2439
Re: Cobra Kai
I was an 80’s teenager and I loved all the flash backs, the red firebird, and the rock n roll. 😀 Same here. The original wasn't the film that contributed most to my interest in the martial arts, but it did get me to start thinking of training when I was a teenager (my mom said no - not because she ...